Mehboob Studio
Film and recording studio in Mumbai, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mehboob Studio is an Indian film studio and recording studio in Bandra (W), Mumbai, founded in 1954 by director and producer Mehboob Khan, who previously owned Mehboob Productions (founded 1942), and is most known for films such as Mother India (1957), which won the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director and was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1942; 82 years ago (1942) |
Founder | Mehboob Khan |
Headquarters | 100 Hill Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai, India |
Products | Mehboob Productions Private Limited |
Services | Film studio, recording studio |
Owner | Mehboob Khan |
Parent | Mehboob Khan |
It is spread over 20,000 square yards (4.2 acres) and includes five shooting stages.[2] It soon become popular with directors such as Guru Dutt, Chetan Anand and Dev Anand. In the following decades it was used by Manmohan Desai extensively. A recording studio was added in the 1970s and both remain in use.[2][3]
The studio was used from November 2010 to January 2011 for the first-ever exhibition of sculptor Anish Kapoor in India; the other part was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[4][5]